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WASHING MACHINE. No. 259,051. Patented June 6, 1882.

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WASHING MACHINE.

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JOHN ROBINSON, OF PULASKI TOWNSHIP, WILLIAMS COUNTY, OHIO.

WASHING- MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,C51, dated June 6, 1882. Application filed February 25, 1882. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, JOHN ROBINSON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in Pulaski township, in the county, of ,Williams and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as'will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of the machine; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section; Fig. 3, a top Few,1 and Fig. 4 a cross-section through we of My invention relates to washing-machines; and it consists in certain improvements on the machine patented to me October 15, 1872, No. 132,322, which are hereinafter particularly described, and then sought to be specifically defined by the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A indicates the body of the tub, supported by legs B, and provided within its interior with a supplemental corrugated bottom, 0. The end of the tub opposite to the end where the operator stands is raised by securin g a supplemental block, D, to the top edge of the tub. It is necessary to have that end higher than the other in order to prevent the water from being forced over the top of the tub, since the rubber in operation is thrown higher at that end than at the end where the operator stands. The legs on one side of the tub are extended above the top thereof, and a cross-bar, E, is secured thereto, so as to form a rest to which a wringer may be attached, and in order to direct into the tub the water wrung from the clothes a plate, F, is inclined from the crossbar E to the top edge of the tub, the edges of the bar and tub being beveled and the plate secured to the beveled edges, as shown.

The rubber is a corrugated or fluted roller, G, journaled in the arms H, which extend downward from the ends of a bar, I. This bar is provided with a handle, J, for operating the rubber, and is hinged to the cross-bar K, so

as to be swung back and forth under the same when it is lowered across the tub and the rubber is operated in rubbing the clothes. The cross-bar K is hinged to the sides of the tub or to the upper ends of the legs B, so as to be.

thrown-back position without the aid of a pin or any fastening device for holding it back. The cross-bar K is provided with a handle, L,

to be used in regulating the pressure of the rubber on the clothes, andfor throwing the rubber back. Any manner of hinging the crossbar K to the tub so that it will operate as described will answer; but I prefer 'to hinge it as illustrated in the drawings, as that method not only brings the -cross-bar and rubber to the middle of the tub, but permits'them to be thrown back to the end of .the tub, as already described, and as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and also braces and strengthens the connection between the hinge and bar.

The metal forming the hinge O is bent so as to form an eye at one end and a socket at the other, which fits around the top and bottom face and one edge of the bar. A screw or bolt holds the hinge and bar together, and a pin or bolt passed through the eye holds or journals the hinge to the tub.

The handles for lifting and moving the tub are formed by journalin g the rollers M in the projecting end pieces, N, to the tub. By thus 7 forming the handles the length of the machine is somewhat shortened and the operator can more-easily and quickly step from the end to the side of the tub, as there will be no extendedorprojeetinghandles thatthe operatorwould strike against-or to catch the operators clothes.

There is a hole stopped by a plug in the bottom of the tub, through which the water can be discharged from the tub.

To operate the machine, the rubber is thrown back and the water and clothes placed in the tub, and the rubber then brought down and reciprocated by its handle. The rubber can be raised or depressed by raising or lowering the handle, and the pressure on the clothes thereby regulated. When the washing is completed the rubber is thrown back, the clothes removed, and wrnn g by the wringer attached to the side of the tub. The several steps can be carried out very satisfactorily and expeditiously, more so than by my patented machine hereinbefore referred to, and as the operation of the several parts is plain and apparent from the description of their construction and operation, a repetition thereof will not be made.

Having fully described myinvention and its merits, what I claim is- The tub A,provided at one end with the supplemental block D, and at one side with a wringer-rest composed of legs B, cross-bar E, and inclined plate I in combination with bar K, hinged to the tub, and bar I, hinged to bar 20 

